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Crimmy wrote on 2010-04-28 19:53
I'm planning on fully upgrading a PFW in 235 with Gem Repair 1.
I'm somewhat new to advanced wands so I was wondering if the casting speed +15% is really worth the -3 durability loss? Is 36% casting speed that much better than 24% casting speed in the use of firebolt and fireball?
I've noticed they lose durability rather easily even while blessed though I don't use my wand all the time so I'm not too worried when it comes to durability. I always repair asap as well.
Getting the gems for Gem Repair 1 won't be an issue as I metallurgy all the time.
Waddayathink and what would you do?
Thanks for any input.
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eiklnv wrote on 2010-04-28 19:56
If you only use the wand for fireball, the dura drops really REALLY slowly.
I like using the 235 wand (no gem repair atm, don't really care abt it).
The 15% drop in charge time is definitely worth the 3 dura.
I don't firebolt with it since it's a waste of dura imo. I rather use cc+4 firewand for that.
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Justified wrote on 2010-04-28 20:00
245 Speedcast or 193 Chaincast.
Nothing else is worth it. The durability is a small price to pay to shave entire seconds off of Fireball (which uses no dur) and cut Firebolt to almost Arrow Revolver load speed.
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Melchinoir wrote on 2010-04-28 20:00
Agreed with Justified, the dura loss and slightly lowered damage is definitely worth the lowered charge time. Also, Eik is right in that you're probably never going to be firebolting regularly with a Phoenix Fire Wand; if you're regularly Firebolting then you should be using a separate CC+4 Fire Wand for that instead.
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Crimmy wrote on 2010-04-28 20:24
Wew, that was fast. owo
I think I'll change to the 245 path then and I'll highly consider the CC+4 Fire Wand as well. I'm a bit of a firebolt addict.
Thanks for you gaiz's advice.